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man you all really hate this idea. why? I hope its not just because its a thought experiment you guys are afraid to think about. I personally love this thought

• gizmo 18y ago
  It's not that this is shockingly new, it's that it's exceptionally unoriginal. Every 15 year old has done all these thought experiments already. Brain in vat. What happens to personalities when you clone? What happens if you copy a brain on the molecular level - do you get two different people or not? Are you the same person you were 20 years ago? Even though every cell your body has been replaced? It's just psych 101. Not topics you can discuss over and over again. The computer simulation model is uninteresting because you can't use the model to make predictions that can be tested. And if you can't make useful (or interesting) predictions the model stinks.
  • ericb 18y ago
    What psych 101 class did you take?
    • gizmo 18y ago
      Philosophy. Not psychology. My bad.
  • jsmcgd 18y ago
    What is interesting though is that no matter how unoriginal the question are we still don't have accepted answers, which suggests that it isn't time to stop asking the questions (which is unfortunate for those who are sick of the questions).